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Caroline Flint

There are rewards for us all in this crunch

Do cheer up. There is no such thing as all bad news. Every cloud has a silver lining. Most Britons are still in work and a third of them are on secure state incomes. In the words of Rudy Giuliani, the New York mayor, after...

Beckett welcomed into housing minister’s hot seat

The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed the recent appointment of Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South, as the new housing minister because of the experience she brings. But the organisation is still concerned by the...

Stephanou comments on 'delays' in talks

Agencies / Wire Services 09.OCT.08 Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the impression some circles are trying to give with regard to the direct negotiations on the Cyprus question does not respond to reality....

Britain: Keep up momentum in talks

British Minister of State for Europe Caroline Flint has urged Cypriot leaders to maintain the current momentum of peace talks to reunify the divided island. Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader...

Britain urges continued momentum in Cyprus talks

Britain's Europe minister has urged Cypriot leaders to maintain the momentum in peace talks to reunify the war-divided island. Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are to meet...

QUENTIN LETTS: Why did this stalwart get the big E? He made barely a boob

So much gas was expended over Peter Mandelson's Lazarus routine that some of us didn't notice another dodgy aspect of Gordon Brown's reshuffle last week: the sacking of Kim Howells. On Tuesday Mr Howells, who until last Friday...

Harriet Harman condemns Gordon Brown for sacking Asian minister

Labour's deputy leader texts friends to say decision to remove Parmjit Dhanda is bad for government and party Harriet Harman, Labour's deputy leader, has privately condemned Gordon Brown's decision to sack the government's only...

Taking control

Although the government recently showed its willingness to intervene in matters concerning the property industry by adding the nationalisation of Bradford and Bingley to Northern Rock, it has been in a position of some...

Department for Communities and Local Government unveils new ministerial team

A new Communities and Local Government ministerial team has been announced in the Cabinet reshuffle. Margaret Beckett MP joins as Minister of State for Housing, replacing Caroline Flint. Sadiq Khan MP joins as Parliamentary...

Former housing minister visits £5.9 million Extra Care housing scheme in Sunderland

In her one of her last official engagements as housing minister Caroline Flint paid a visit to a major £5.9 million Extra Care housing scheme in Sunderland. Work started earlier this year on the development in Silksworth as...

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